ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2019
Association of gastrostomy placement on hospital readmission in premature infants.
Article in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Comparison of Infants Discharged from Birth Hospitalization with Gastrostomy versus Nasogastric Feeding Tube.American journal of perinatology · 2025Article
- Childhood Differences in Healthcare Utilization Between Extremely Preterm Infants and the General Population.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Method of home tube feeding and 2-3-year neurodevelopmental outcome.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2024Article
- Enteral tube feeding selection at NICU discharge and resource utilization.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2023Article
- Late-Onset Sepsis Among Very Preterm Infants.Pediatrics · 2022Observational
- Risk factors for hospital readmission among infants with prolonged neonatal intensive care stays.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2022Article
- Actual and Potential Impact of a Home Nasogastric Tube Feeding Program for Infants Whose Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge Is Affected by Delayed Oral Feedings.The Journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe sought to determine the association of gastrostomy placement on post-NICU-discharge resource utilization in premature infants. STUDY
designWe performed a propensity-matched retrospective cohort study of NICU infants born under 32-week gestation in US Children's Hospitals. Multivariable logistic regression and propensity score-matching were used to determine the association of gastrostomy placement on 90-day hospital readmissions and emergency department visits adjusting for salient patient characteristics.
resultA total of 12,621 premature infants were included of which 697 (5.5%) underwent gastrostomy placement. After propensity matching, infants who underwent gastrostomy placement have a higher rate of 90-day inpatient readmission (41.9 vs 26.3%, p < 0.001) and emergency department visit (27.1 vs 16%, p < 0.001).
conclusionPremature infants who undergo gastrostomy placement have increased the risk of inpatient readmission and emergency department visits after NICU discharge. Gastrostomy placement likely is both a driver and marker for increased resource utilization in premature infants post-NICU discharge.
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